Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PPI to MEB: distance & flight time
(Port Pirie Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
497 mi
800 km · 432 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading southeast
See live PPI→MEB fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
497 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PPI — Port Pirie Airport · , Australia
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near PPI
- WYA · Whyalla Airport30 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport53 mi away
- CVC · Cleve Airport92 mi away
- ADL · Adelaide International Airport122 mi away
Near MEB
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport20 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PPI from MEB?
The flight distance from (PPI) to Melbourne (MEB) is 497 miles (800 km, 432 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPI to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PPI to MEB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PPI–MEB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.